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    There's gold in them woods!

    Hit a new woods spot thats finally free of snow . Found a nice gold necklace half buried in the ground, VDI'd a solid 20. It passed the magnet test, I ordered an acid test kit to determine the karat. HH
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    Great going Mike !! <: That's a real sweet find !! You gotta love the M6 ,I sure love mine .

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    Re: There's gold in them woods!

    Sweet find Mike!!
    Yet another piece of nice gold jewlery !! That just can't get old lol
    Hey Mike did you check on the clasp it's self for the K mark?
    I couldn't find a K mark on a bracelet I found, and finally found it on the clasp. Boy it's some small writing!
    Great find!!
    Congrats
    I need to get a testing kit too! I'm getting to know the gal down at the We buy gold store pretty good thou lol
    She tests every thing I find there for free thumbsup01
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    That's a nice necklace Mike
    Way to go

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    Nice recovery Mike looks good hope it's real for you thumbsup01
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    Re: There's gold in them woods!

    hey whats the deal Mike ya just don't find gold necklaces randomly out in the woods around here were you near a park or athletic field or something maybe you found a picnic area either way its a great find and very unexpected to say the least , huge congrats on a very nice looking piece of jewelry mike . happydance02
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    Gold...nuff said...WOW... Great find!!!

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    Great job on the gold, congrats. Good luck and HH. Mike
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    Re: There's gold in them woods!

    thats a sweet chain .. not just run of the milll..GOLD
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    Great job on the gold, congrats very nice indeed that should bring a nice pay day wtg
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    Wow if that baby tests positive, you got bank

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    Re: There's gold in them woods!

    Nice hunk of GOLD!!!
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    Very nice find ! I have been using the acid test kit for many years - you will like it. Steve in so az
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    Re: There's gold in them woods!

    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    hey whats the deal Mike ya just don't find gold necklaces randomly out in the woods around here were you near a park or athletic field or something maybe you found a picnic area either way its a great find and very unexpected to say the least , huge congrats on a very nice looking piece of jewelry mike . happydance02
    This is the most unlikely place to find a gold necklace. Just a small piece of woods in a development.
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    Mike, thats AWESOME!!! <: Woods....development.... Nice find. Congrats thumbsup01
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    Hope that test gold for ya,,,,,nice score for sure happydance02 happydance02 happydance02 happydance02 happydance02
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    Wow thats a nice score. Hope its at least 14k.

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    Re: There's gold in them woods!

    Quote Originally Posted by Ill Digger View Post
    Sweet find Mike!!
    Yet another piece of nice gold jewlery !! That just can't get old lol
    Hey Mike did you check on the clasp it's self for the K mark?
    I couldn't find a K mark on a bracelet I found, and finally found it on the clasp. Boy it's some small writing!
    Great find!!
    Congrats
    I need to get a testing kit too! I'm getting to know the gal down at the We buy gold store pretty good thou lol
    She tests every thing I find there for free thumbsup01
    Checked the clasp with my magnifier, nothing there . I will post the results of the acid test(got mine from Amazon for 20 bucks).
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    Re: There's gold in them woods!

    Quote Originally Posted by mike l View Post
    Checked the clasp with my magnifier, nothing there . I will post the results of the acid test(got mine from Amazon for 20 bucks).
    Oh well it was worth a try lol As for the acid test kit, I ordered mine tonight lol
    I actually got the Gold+Silver+Platinum Test Kit+Stone+ Loupe+M-500g Scale for under $45 on e-bay thumbsup01
    While I was on there I picked up a ring mandrel and a jewelers hammer too lol
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    Re: There's gold in them woods!

    Congrats Mike !! Nice find and Pic's thumbsup01
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